Waiting for my new guitar to arrive, I was anxious to say the least as Gibson quality control hasn't always been what it could be and I was obviously buying without seeing or playing it first.

Luckily the fears were unfounded. Love at first chord. Finish and fretwork were nigh on perfect and even the setup was pretty much spot on (intonation was slightly off on one string).

The top is not the prettiest I've ever seen, but it's unique and kind of weird, all crisscrossing flame and mineral streaks. Perhaps not the one I would have chosen out of a lineup, but man does it play well. The neck is just perfect, beefy rounded profile, but not too huge. Great for chords, but I also found scale runs and soloing to be easier than on my other Les Paul with 60's slim taper profile.

Resonates beautifully, a pleasure to noodle on acoustically as well. It is also damn heavy, I guess the traditional weight relief doesn't take out that much.

Feature wise it's traditional, which means sparse. No coil splits or automatic tuners to find here, but the pots have nice taper and you can get a lot of different sounds out of it. Seems to keep in tune pretty well, nut is cut properly and tuners are smooth and stable.

The included hard case is a snug fit and seems to be nice quality. Very happy with my purchase, the price and Thomanns delivery!

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